November 19, 2009

Westmoreland Weather
There was no precipitation in the gauge this morning. The 5:30 AM temperature was 46º F, the sky was cloudy, and winds were calm.

The forecast for today is for a low in the mid 30's, a high in the mid 50's, partly cloudy skies, and southwest winds 5-10 mph.

The low today was 40º F and the high was 58º F. It was cloudy through the late morning, then cleared until it was clear by 4 PM.

Last year on the 19th the low was 22º F, the high was 50º F, and no precipitation was recorded for this CoCoRaHS station.

Weather Fact
Sydney, Australia - The average maximum temperature in January is 79.5º F and the average minimum is 65.5º F. In July the average maximum temperature is 62.4º F and the average minimum is 43.9º F. There is an average of 46.4" of precipitation per year.

Nashville, Tennessee (The nearest location to Westmoreland for comparison) - The normal maximum temperature in January is 46º F and the normal minimum is 28º F. In July the normal maximum temperature is 89º F and the normal minimum is 70º F. There is an average of 48.11" of precipitation per year.
(2009 The World Almanac and Book of Facts. Based on records for the period of 1971-2000.)

CoCoRaHS
CoCoRaHS is a volunteer system where average people who like weather can record the precipitation at their location and help various climate researchers better understand precipitation patterns. For more information, go to the CoCoRaHS web site.

11/18/2009 CoCoRaHS reports (from reports that looked legitimate as of time of blog entry) -
The most precipitation reported in Tennessee was 0.72" at Friendsville. There were 320 reports from Tennessee.
Then most precipitation reported in Sumner County, Tennessee was 0.12" at Westmoreland.
The most precipitation reported in Texas was 0.04" at Alamo. There were 462 reports from Texas.
No precipitation was reported in Tarrant County, Texas.
So far 6755 CoCoRaHS entries have been made and the greatest amount of precipitation was 3.70" at Wentzville, Missouri.

The most new snow reported was 5.7" at Douglas, Alaska.
The most snow reported on the ground was 11.0" at Aspen Park, Colorado.